The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources


the tnnnuef-StOrm tnat mas long been
brewing in the political sky of France.
! Our opinion as to the PERCEPTIONS path
Down which French political davel opment
| is rushing finds confirmation swift and
exhaustive beyond expectation in the
course OF events.D
/ MCKAY defeated Conley in the boat race
| at Charles River, Mass, on the I'D.
The London Board of Trade has award.
ed piece OF plate to Captain Boggs Of
| the American Limo steamer Indiana, and
a silver medal and two pounds each to
| Wilding, Peterson and Anthony, seamen
| Of that vessel, for rescuing the crew OF
the British bark Lammerger.
| REV. w. II. MILLER, OF Elk City, Kas,,
is wanted. 1t is said he has too many
wives.
| THE latest bulletin from the bedside of
| Bishop Bedell, of Cleveland, indicates
| that his illness has been complicated by
an attack of pneumonia.
| The Austrian imperial yacht, with the
| Empress on board, was in collision with
| an italian vessel ON the Goth. The acci-
| dent happened during fog. The yacht
was not damaged. The Empress, who
was asleep at the time, was aroused by
| the shock. She went on deck and ordered
that every effort be made to save the crew
| Dl tfle OJuer VESSEL. All were FeScutu CA
| cept one boy, who was drowned.
| Mr. GLADSTONE has apologized to
Colonel Doping, and the latter has with
| drawn his libel suit
| A WASHINGTON dispatch quotes Assist
ant Postmaster General Knott as saying
that he is convinced that the Government
will establish a system of postal telegraph
within three years.
| PRINCE HENRY, the second son of the
| Crown Prince of Germany, win remain at
| San Reno all winter with his father. The
general health of the Crown Prince is
| good.
| ARCHBISHOP FABRE has issued man
| doment asking all Roman Catholics in
Montreal to offer prayers for the restora-
| tion of the Pope's temporal power, when
all evil will disappear.
JUDGE WALLACE, of the United States
| Circuit Court in New York. has decided
on appeal that L. II. Rogers, who was
| bondsman for Signal Service Officer Henry
W. Howgate, who absconded from Wash
| ington in October, 1886, with Sl33, 900, must
make good the amount of the bond,
| $4,000.
PRINCE BIsaARcK's organ notes the fact
that during the conference between the
Gar and Prince Bismarck Russian and
out conclusion being arrived at.
AT an excited meeting of the First Uni
tartan Society at Hartford, Conn, on the
night of the a2d, an attempt was made to
GUST the pastor, Rev. j. c. Kimbal, because
of his open avowal OF sympathy with the
| Chicago Anarchists in a recent sermon.
The attempt was a failure, resolution
asking the pastor to resign being defeated
by majority of eleven.
GOVERNOR BEAVER of Pennsylvania has
appointed Joshua l.. Bailey, exGovernor
Robert Pattison, David Scull, Colonel
Chas. H. Banes and John Wanamaker a
COMMITTEES to wait upon President Glove
land aud request him to incorporate in
his next message to Congress a sugges-
tion relative to legislation looking to the
settlement of international difficulties by
arbitration.
JOHN RICE, TN old time minstrel, died at
Chicago on the oath.
A WARRANT has been issued by the
British authorities for the arrest of John
Dillon.
1t is current report in London that Bal
four is to assume the Tory leadership in
the next House Of Commons
GENERAL r. b. MARCY. father-in-la of
the late General George b. Mcclellan,
died on the oath at Orange, N. j.
Tn Extreme Radicals are trying to
pref, = a charge Of treason against Presi-
dent Grevy for his personal action to-
ward the Government OF Peru and the
French tribunals in the Drefus- Guano af-
fair.
CROWDED meeting was held at Dub
lin on the oath to protest against the
treatment of Mr.. O'Brien by the TulIa-
; iaft nj Sttl.
livan acted as chairman and seven En-
gish members of the House of Commons
were present.
The German Reichstag was opened ON
the 24th Minister Won Boetticher read
the speech from the throne.
LORD MAYOR SULLIVAN of Dublin has
received seven summonses for publishing
in his paper, the Nation, the proceedings of
suppressed branches OF the League. The
trial will begin the first of December.
j. c. FRYER, agent of Campanni's con-
cert company, has disappeared again, aud
all efforts to find him are so far unavail-
ing.
THE Puritan statue erected ON Stearns'
Park, Springfield, Mass, in honor of
Deacon Samuel Chapin, one of the first
settlers OF Springfield, was unvailed and
presented to the city on the 24th with
simple exercises. The statue is the work
of st. Gaudens.
IT is reported that on his return to st.
Petersburg the Car called meeting OF
all his ministers, several of the grand
dukes, Count Ignatieff and Baron Jomini.
The conference sat from seven In the even
ing till two in the morning aud then re-
sumed its deliberations at noon.
THE telegraph operators of Omaha pre-
sented Miss Lizzie Annandale, of Emma
Abbott Opera Company, on the evening
of the oath, during the performance of
Bohemian Girl" with a handsome dia
mond brooch and magnificent basket Of
lowers in recognition of the benefit she
gave the order during the great strike of
1883.
THE body of Tom Scott, the dead Cieve-
land (O.) burglar, has been turned over to
a medical college for dissection.
PRESIDENT GREvy of France is appar-
entity not hurrying up with his resigna-
tion.
MAJOR A. w. HENDRICKS, one of the
most prominent LAWYERS of Indiana and
cousin Of the late President Hen
bricks. died suddenly on the night of the
25th, at Indianapolis, from heart disease.
He vas about sixty years of age.
j.. reported that Bishop Bedeil was again
improving, and his physicians now have
hopes Of his recovery.
THE Secretary OF War is bnsiIy engaged
in the preparation Of his annual report,
and has consequently decided 10 postpone
bis proposed trip with the Adjutant Gem
eral TO the military prison at Fort Leav-
enworth until next month.
LADr DALHousIg died on the cath at she
Hots Frascatb Paris. Hcr mother and
Or. Fogg, an English physician, were
present at the time Of her death Lord
Dalhousie died on the morning Of the 25th
Of apoplexy, induced, Dir. Fogg says, by
the shock caused by his wife's death.
ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER STOCK
sLAGER has recommended the Institution
of suits to compel the removal Of fences
claimed to be illegally maintained by
\ livestock comrN lais sH public lands.